Clairvoyant

/ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/ · adjective

Meaning

Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
2. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
3. Able to foresee the future.
4. Having great insight; sagacious.
5. (computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
6. A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
7. A person able to foresee the future

Example Sentences

Then there is the very large class of casual clairvoyant visions which have no traceable cause — which are apparently quite meaningless, and have no recognizable relation to any events known to the seer.

…his vision of the future so far-reaching and clairvoyant as that of many who have lived before him and since…

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• more clairvoyant
• most clairvoyant
• clairvoyants

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